Response Director - SAFCER (Expiration 26/04/2019)

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

On 14 March 2019, Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall near Mozambique Beira City, leaving devastating loss of life and large-scale destruction of assets and infrastructure in its wake across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. In the following days, entire villages were submerged as flood waters rose across the central region of south eastern Africa. An estimated 1.85 million people have been affected by the cyclone and the subsequent floods.

World Vision has established an Emergency Management Structure based in Beira (Sofala Province) for a multi-country response in order to effectively coordinate efforts across the 3 affected countries, at multiple levels of the organization and through the UN Cluster system.

Overall World Vision aims to reach 405,000 affected people through the provision of support in the following sectors: WASH, Child Protection, Health and Nutrition, Food and NFIs, Livelihoods, Protection and Education.

The Response Director (RD) - Southern Africa Floods and Cyclone Emergency Response (SAFCER) has primary responsibility for directing the response from strategy, for all three counties, to implementation, inclusive of performance and oversight of all aspects of the response. She/he should develop and maintain an efficient, cohesive team, whilst ensuring effective coordination and relationships with the other agencies, officials, beneficiaries, donors and all areas of the Partnership. Ensures a timely, efficient, appropriate und effective response to meet humanitarian needs.